Synonym: alarm, bewilder, bother, confuse, disturb, embarrass, frighten. Antonym: cheer. Similar words: dismal, charisma, sadism, dismiss, dismissal, small, as many, plasma. Meaning: [dɪs'meɪ] n. 1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles 2. fear resulting from the awareness of danger. v. 1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted 2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.
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(61) While Norm professed dismay with his thievery, he always kept what Benjy brought him.
(62) Moving to the windows overlooking the dock, he watched his men work, a look of dismay on his face.
(63) Albert, normally poker faced, wore a look of pure dismay.
(64) The five main party leaders contesting the general election united to express dismay at the breakdown of the Gatt negotiations.
(65) Their decision to screen live matches regularly on Monday nights was greeted with a mixture of sour grapes and shrewish dismay.
(66) She yawned, to show how tired she was, and to her dismay found her excuse was genuine.
(67) When the Soviet plan reached Mr Bush, he welcomed it politely but with undisguised dismay.
(68) She opened the case and looked with dismay at the flimsy green silk nightdress lying on top of the matching gown.
(69) Next, it underlined the dismay with which many observers viewed the prospect of direct superpower involvement in Gulf affairs.
(70) He rubbed his forehead, a look of dismay on his face that Rob had never seen there before.
(71) To her annoyance - and her dismay - Ashley felt her heart break into its usual erratic beat behind her ribs.
(72) Alvin shook his head in dismay at their performance, but the audience had loved their persevering spirit.
(73) Andy, whose estranged wife Fergie has caused much of the dismay, could be the hardest hit.
(74) This caused a sensation among the surfing fraternity, but dismay in the hearts of Quiksilver's rivals.
(75) The bank had made no secret of their dismay over Virgin's venture into airlines.
(76) The people of the North made no secret of their dismay over the way things were going.
(77) In mounting dismay she peered into the gloom, the invidious nature of her position coming home to her with a vengeance.
(78) In dismay Paige realised that the atlas lay open to his inspection.
(79) He sounded as if he was thoroughly disgusted by the whole business and she felt a pang of dismay.
(80) Some of them express dismay, others celebrate,[http://sentencedict.com/dismay.html] but all are astonished.
(81) Her brother rowed across and to his dismay saw that the man was wearing convict's clothes.
(82) Thank goodness you've rescued me, she thought, yet hard on the heels of her relief came dismay.
(83) Perhaps Lucy would have melted weakly into his bony arms had not an expression of dismay and incredulity come over his face.
(84) But such findings as these were greeted with dismay and defiant incredulity by professional moralists and church leaders.
(85) If your review does not stop them, at least your rapier has sown confusion and dismay.
(86) Fellow students expressed shock and dismay over the racist incidents.
(87) More potent still was the dismay which gripped Washington whenever it contemplated the implications of a permanently weakened or uncooperative Britain.
(88) That the falsehoods concerned a nuclear power plant sharpened the dismay.
(89) But it is the means by which these desirable ends are to be achieved that must shock and dismay.
(90) She looked in the mirror, exclaiming in dismay at her appearance.
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